PHENOGY Inc. selects Columbia as future U.S. Headquarters
A Swiss based energy company has selected Columbia as the location for its U.S. headquarters
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Governor appoints next SC Adjutant General
The governor named Brigadier General Robin Stilwell to the post.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Tuesday afternoon Governor Henry McMaster named South Carolina’s new adjutant general. The governor named Brigadier General Robin Stilwell to the post. Stilwell, who currently serves as director of the joint staff for the South Carolina National Guard, will succeed the current Adjutant General Major General Van McCarty, who plans to retire after serving in the position since…
Deputies: Two Midlands students charged for guns at school
Deputies say around 9 Tuesday morning school resource officers and administrators received tips that a 15 year old and a 17 year old brought guns to school.
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Richland Co. deputies say two students at Dutch Fork High School are facing charges after bringing guns on school grounds. Deputies say around 9 Tuesday morning school resource officers and administrators received tips that a 15 year old and a 17 year old brought guns to school. When they searched the students, deputies say…
Sumter deputies investigating child death
Deputies say they attempted to revive the child using CPR but were unsuccessful and the coroner pronounced the child dead at the scene.
Sumter Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Sumter Co. deputies say at 6:41 Tuesday morning investigators received a call that a 6 month old child was unconscious at a home on Whipporwill Dr. When deputies arrived they say the child was not breathing and did not have a pulse. Deputies say they attempted to revive the child using CPR but were unsuccessful and…
Arctic blast hitting much of the U.S.
An arctic blast is hitting much of the U.S. today
Update: Newberry Co. Coroner identifies worker who died in trench collapse
The Newberry County Coroner has identified the worker who died in a trench collapse Monday as 53 year old Anthony Marquet Hollowman of Bishopville
Prices at the pump fall nearly 5 cents in the Midlands
Gas prices have fallen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week, according to Gas Buddy. Drivers in the Midlands are paying an average of $2.78 per gallon.
Lexington Co. man accused of charges connected with criminal solicitation of a minor
Authorities say on February 12, Daniel Bush, 60, of Cayce solicited and traveled to meet a person he thought was a minor for sex.
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)– The SC Attorney General’s Office says a Midlands man is accused of three charges in connection with the criminal solicitation of minors. Authorities say on February 12, Daniel Bush, 60, of Cayce solicited and traveled to meet a person he thought was a minor for sex. According to officials he is charged with two counts of criminal…
Boroughs no longer U.S. Attorney for SC following termination by Trump administration
According to officials First Asst. U.S. Attorney Brook Andrews is now the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– According to the US Attorney’s Office, Adair Boroughs has been fired by the Trump administration. According to officials First Asst. U.S. Attorney Brook Andrews is now the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina. Boroughs has served as U.S. Attorney since July of ’22 following a nomination by President Joe Biden and confirmation by the…
A Midlands college joins effort to help inmates earn their degrees
A Midlands college is joining the effort to help those incarcerated in South Carolina earn their degrees.
